document.write( "Question 1132586: If $\"x=sqrt%28sqrt%28a%2Fb%29-sqrt%28b%2Fa%29%29\"$ prove that $\"%282a%29sqrt%281%2Bx%5E2%29%2F%28x%2Bsqrt%281%2Bx%5E2%29%29=a%2Bb\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Sorry that's not true.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Here is a case where it's false:\r\n" );
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document.write( "suppose a=2, b=1, then\r\n" );
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document.write( "Putting the right side in your calculator you get\r\n" );
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document.write( "x=0.8408964153\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then a=2, b=1 and x=0.8408964153\r\n" );
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document.write( "Putting that in your calculator gives\r\n" );
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document.write( "which is clearly false.\r\n" );
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